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Tokyo Olympics: Flexibility, heat and humidity were factors behind selecti
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 26 (ANI): India men's hockey team coach Graham Reid threw some light on the selection of players for the upcoming Tokyo 2020 as 10 of the 16-member squad would be making their Olympic debuts.
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Toxicity of protein involved in Alzheimer's triggered by chemical 'switch'
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], June 26 (ANI): Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have discovered that a specific chemical feature of a key protein known as tau may cause it to accumulate in the brain and trigger illnesses like Alzheimer's.
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Olympics Selfie Points set up to promote campaign and encourage athletes,
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 26(ANI): Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, has reiterated that India's Olympic-bound athletes are national heroes and he also urged the people to extend support to these players in the same way they follow cricketers in the country.
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Tokyo Olympics: Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin announces Rs 3 crore prize money f
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Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 26 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Saturday announced that his government will reward sportspersons who bag medals in the upcoming Tokyo Olympic Games.
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COVID-19: Japan to donate millions more AstraZeneca vaccine doses across A
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], June 26 (ANI): Japan will donate one million COVID-19 vaccine doses each to Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand starting from next Thursday, said Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi on Friday.
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Srihari Nataraj rewrites national record but fails to make cut for Tokyo 2
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], June 26 (ANI): Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj came agonisingly close to achieving the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT) in 100m backstroke at the 2021 Sette Colli Trophy in Rome, Italy, on Friday as he rewrote a new national record in the event.
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Tokyo Olympics: Mo Farah misses qualifying time at British C'ship trials
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Manchester [UK], June 26 (ANI): Four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah will not be able to defend his 10000m Olympic title at the upcoming Tokyo Games after missing the qualifying standard of 27 minutes 28 seconds at the British Athletics Championships and Olympic trials in Manchester.
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Tokyo Olympics: Have real chance to win medal, we have some exciting playe
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 26 (ANI): With an aim of supporting and highlighting various other sports and sportspersons participating at the upcoming Tokyo Olympics, IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals invited table-tennis player Sharath Kamal for an Instagram Live session which was hosted by the fra
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Indian judoka Sushila Devi qualifies for Tokyo Olympics via continental qu
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 25 (ANI): Ace judoka Sushila Devi will represent India in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics which get underway on July 23.
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Chandigarh University announces R-Tikaram Para-Athlete Sports scholarship
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Mohali (Punjab) [India], June 25 (ANI/PRNewswire): 21-year-old daughter of a driver and B.PEd. student of Chandigarh University Gharuan, Aruna Tanwar has been officially selected to represent India at Paralympics Tokyo 2021. Aruna Tanwar who hails from village Dinod near Bhiwani currently ra
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Tokyo Olympics: SAI, IOA conduct sensitisation programmes for Indian conti
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 25 (ANI): Sports Authority of India (SAI) and the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Friday started a series of sensitisation programmes for the Indian contingent that will represent the country in the Olympic Games beginning in Tokyo on July 23.
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Japan ratifies world's biggest free trade agreement involving China, ASEAN
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], June 25 (ANI): Japan on Friday ratified the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), a free trade agreement between China, Australia, and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
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